Technical > PC Hardware Discussion/Reviews > Your System - August 2005

Your System - August 2005

This wasn't a change to my system per say. It was really a peripheral change...

reply to dragon
Still testing and tweaking but it's stable for a couple of days now:

*DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Motherboard (6/23 BIOS)
*AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice (Stock)
*GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128D Geforce 6600GT
*OCZ Gold Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)
*Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA NCQ ST3160827AS 160GB 7200 RPM
*NEC Silver IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A
*SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy
*Antec P-160 Silver 1.2mm Anodized Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
*Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply
*Logitech Cordless Desktop LX700
*WinXP Pro SP2

matt

reply to dragon
Doubled my memory, adding another stick of Kingston HyperX PC3200. Dince it is DDR, it also doubled the access speed from 1450 MB/sec to 2900 MB/sec, as reported by memtest86+.

Shuttle SB83G5V10 WCG Edition
Pentium 4 550 3.4 gHz
1024 MB Kingston HyperX PC3200 (up from 512 MB)
nVidia GeForce 6600 PCI-E 256 MB
Soundblaster Audigy 2ZS
80 GB SATA WD800JD
250 GB Firewire/USB 2 WD2500JBRNN
Dual layer DVD writer / CDRW

Tim
--
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

reply to dragon
OS -- Windows XP Professional SP1

REMOVED: Did not have a case
Case -- ??? "ADDED"

REMOVED: Burt out power supply
Power Supply -- ??? "ADDED"

REMOVED: Burt out Asus AN78X-E Deluxe rev 2
"ADDED" Motherboard -- ABIT AN7 Socket A (Socket 462) NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 ATX AMD Motherboard

REMOVED: (works ) AMD Athlon XP Tbred-b 2000+ @ 2.5GHz
"ADDED" CPU -- AMD Athlon XP Barton 2800+ @ 2.5GHz 400FSB

Memory: (Dual Channel)--
"ADDED" * Channel #1: (2 X 256 ) Buffalo PC3200
* Channel #2: (1 X 256) Buffalo PC4200

IDE Hard Drives --
Maxtor 160GB 8MB cache (pagefile/Back up)
Weston Digtal 200GB 2MB cache (back up stuff)

"ADDED" SATA
Maxtor 250GB 16MB cache
Maxtor 250GB 16MB cache in raid 0

"ADDED" Floppy
One Floppy drive

CD/DVD drives
??? --- Dvd burner
??? -- dvd Drive

Video CArd --
Gigabyte --FX5200 64bit 128MB (Plays GTA VC on 1280 X 1024 and highest settings fine)

On-Board sound: nVidia Soundstorm 5.1 Live
On-Board NIC's: nVidia MCP

17" CRT

sound system :
2.1 Sony Speakers (Subs)

edit: two Aquagate cooling systems "ADDED"
--
my computer
ABIT AN7 (Barton) 2.5GHz 400FSB 2.0 Volts WATERCOOLING! 768MB of DDR Ram 250GB + 250 GB SATA IN RAID 0 + 160GB EIDE Back UP+ 200GB EIDE BACK UP hard drives nvidia FX5200 a DVD burner -----------------------
need a new AGP CARD

reply to dragon
ASUS P4C800 DX
Windows XP Pro SPC2!
Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz 800FSB 1MB Hyper-Threading
2GB Memory 4X512MB DDR400 dual-channel
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
LITEON 16X16 DBL LYR DVD
TWO WESTERN DIGITAL SATA 200GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
ONE WESTERN DIGITAL SATA 120GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
Sound Blaster LIVE! Dolby Digital 7.1
Powered Buy a ENERMAX 600w Power Supply

reply to dragon
Its been 4 years since a major overhaul and I vowed not to use ANY old parts (except monitors).

ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NF4
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Venice
CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR400
Connect3D ATI X850XT Platinum Edition 256mb GDDR3
Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS
Pioneer 16X DVD±RW DL
Maxtor DiamondMax 250GB 16mb Cache SATA
Maxtor DiamondMax 250GB 16mb Cache SATA
Seagate 160gb 7200rpm 8mb cache
Maxtor 200gb 7200rpm 8mb cache
OCZ Modstream 520Watt PS
Antec P180 Mid-Full Tower
Dell 2005FPW 20.1" widescreen LCD
Mitsubishi DP930SB 19" CRT

Did I forget something?

I'll double check the cost when I get home - but If I remember correctly,
Total: $1,730 before rebates
Total: $1,530 after rebates

Costs do not include monitors.
--
||This aggression will not stand.|| photogallery

reply to dragon

New system:

Athlon 64 X2 4800
ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe
1 x EVGA GeForce 7800GTX
600 Watt Enermax Power Supply
2 GB RAM DDR400
SoundBlaster Audigy ZS
2x200 GB RAID 0 (OS & Applications)
250 GB (Data)
16x/48x Lite On DVD
16x Lite On DVD Writer w/Dual Layer
Logitech z5300e Surround Sound speakers
6 in 1 media \ floppy
Windows XP Pro

Hoping this one lasts me a few years...
--
-BKuhl
--
-BKuhl

reply to dragon

reply to dragon
All new:

Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Dual-Core 1MB Per Core 90nm
Case: Lian-Li PC-V1100B Plus Aluminum Quiet Tower w/No PS (Black)
Power Supply: ENERMAX Noisetaker EG701AX-VE 600W
Memory: OCZ Peroformance 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel
Video Card: MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E Geforce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16
Hard Drive #1 (for OS/APPPS): Wester Digital Raptor 74GB SATA 10,000RPM
Hard Drive #2 (for storage): WD Caviar SE 250GB SATAII 16MB Cache 7200RPM (WD2500KS)
Monitor: Dell 20.1" Flat Panel LCD 2001FP
Keyboard: Logitech Elite Multimedia Keyboard USB/PS2
Mouse: Logitech MX518 Optical Mouse
Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1
KVM Switch: IOgear GCS1762 2-Port DVI USB

Taken from old PC:
DVD Burner: Plextor IDE PX-716A/SW
DVD Reader: LITE-ON IDE SOHD-16P9S

reply to dragon
DFI Lanparty NF4 SLI-D
AMD64 X2 4200+ @ 2640Mhz
1GB OCZ PC3500 Gamer Extreme Ram
2x EVGA Geforce 6600GT's in SLI
Maxtor 250GB 16Mb Buffer SATA drive
HP DVD640 DVDRW DL lightscribe drive
Liteon 1673S DVDrw DL drive
OCZ powerstream 600W Psu
Antec Titan 550W server case
Watercooled
running win2003 server

reply to dragon
Removed: AMD XP 2000+ 1.67 Ghz
Removed: K7S5A mainboard
ADDED: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice core
ADDED: ECS KV2 Socket 939 VIA K8T800
512 MB DDR PC2700
Ali chipset 6x USB2 pci card.
40 Gig Western Digital hdd.
TNT2 M64, 32 MB AGP
Lite-on DVD-Rom 16X
Lite-on DVD writer (411S)
3.5 Floppy drive, black
4x 4 blue led case (80 mm)fans
Black case w/ side window
500 Watt P/S

I really should upgrade that video card one of these days..

reply to dragon
I just built a new system for one of my son's friends last night. It's:

MSI K8N Neo 4-F S939 (it's the budget model nforce 4 board)
A64 3000 Venice CPU
2X512 MB OCZ PC3200 EL Platinum Rev 2
Thermaltake Venus 12 HSF
Sapphire X800 Pro VIVO
Enermax Whisper II 460 Watt PSU
WD Caviar SE WD800JD 80 GB SATA HD
NEC DVD Burner Model 3250A BG
Samsung Floppy

Runs really nice, and with the Venus 12, really cool - idles about 23c.
--
He who hesitates is lost.

reply to dragon
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Barton
Antec Sonata case w/380W Antec TRUE 380S PSU
Abit NF7-S mobo
2-512MB Corsair XMS PC3200 (1024MB total)
Samsung 1.44mb 3.5" floppy drive
ADDED: Western Digital WD1600JB 160GB Ultra ATA100 8MB cache hard drive
Western Digital WD1200JB-00DUA3 120GB Ultra ATA100 8MB cache hard drive (external)
Seagate ST3160023A-RK 160GB Ultra ATA100 8MB cache hard drive
Micro Advantage DVDRW IDE1004 DVD +/- RW and DVD +/- R drive
BTC 52x24x52x CD-RW drive ( sold by Micro Advantage )
64MB Powercolor ATI Radeon 9200SE AGP
Leadtek Winfast TV2000XP TV tuner/capture card
HP keyboard (standard, no-frills PS/2 keyboard)
Microsoft 5 button optical wheel mouse
Windows XP Pro SP2 and Mandrake Linux 9.1 (dual boot)
Samsung 955DF 19" CRT
REMOVED: Canon CanoScan N670 scanner
ADDED: Epson 2480 Photo Limited Edition scanner
Handspring Visor Deluxe
HP Photosmart P1000 printer
Round EIDE cables for hard drive and optical drives (replaced ribbon cables in Nov. '03)

reply to dragon
My New Rig:

Case: Aspire X-Cruiser w/ PS
Case Lighting: Blue LED Neons
Motherboard: Biostar K8 nForce4 Ultra
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice (Overclocked to 2.0 Ghz)
Memory: Corsair VS 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel
Video Card: BFG Geforce 6600GT OCed - 128MB GDDR3 - PCI Express
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG 120GB 7200RPM
DVD Burner: NEC (All-In-One)

reply to dragon
Just sold my newer rig, so now I get to use my old one!!! When I get the money and the time is right, I shall be purchasing one of these »www.discountlaptops.com/index.ph···_id=1140

P3-600 (slot 1, unlocked)
Asus P2B-S
2x128mb Infineon PC100 SDRAM
WD 20gb hdd (some old caviar, thing is old and still works good)
Netgear FA311 NIC
Sound Blaster PCI-512
nVidia Riva128ZX 8mb
Quantum 3D Obsidian2 X-24 24mb (voodoo2 singleboard SLI)
Liteon DVDR SOHW-812S
Windows 98SE
Viewsonic E90FB
Altec Lansing ATP3
Fellows black keyboard
Microsoft 3-button black optical
This fine specimen was my Quake2 killer.
--
-Zach

reply to dragon
Just started her up last night! I'm happy, went great!

Windows XP - Home Ed
Antec Advanced Super Mid Tower - P-180
»www.antec.com/us/productDetails.···ID=81800
Giga-Byte - K8NS Ultra 939 Limited Edition
»us.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Pro···-939.htm
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice
Geil Ultra-X PC3200 400MHz CL2 Hand Picked 5ns GeIL Chips
»www.geilusa.com/proddetail.asp?linenumber=46
ATI RADEON X800 XT PLATINUM EDITION AGP - 256MB
Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 160 GB Sata II
»www.hitachigst.com/portal/site/e···ac4f0a0/
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Ultra X-Connect 500 watt Modular Power Supply
»www.ultraproducts.com/x2
»www.ultraproducts.com/reviews.ph···gory=all
»www.ultraproducts.com/subcategor···cPath=36
NEC DVD Burner
Nec DVD/CD Rom
Mitsumi Memory Card Reader/Writer/Floppy Disk Drive
Thermalright XP-90

reply to dragon
new system

New ASUS Pentium 4 LGA 775 motherboard - P5GL-MX $73.13
New Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz 506 EM64T CPU $120
New Corsair Value Select dual channel 2 x 512 DDR PC3200 $80.99
New Antec SmartPower 2.0 power supply $52.53
New WD 80GB SATA 150 8mb cache WD800JD $53
New samsung black floppy $9.99
New Lite-On DVD+-RW $39.99
New Foxconn TLM-487 MATX case $32.50
New HP multimedia keyboard $21
1 x 80mm Vantec front fan
logitech optical mouse
Philips 15' LCD monitor
on-board sound card - intel/soundmax digital audio
on-board VGA - intel digital accerlator
on-board LAN - realtek 8139 fast ethernet

system all with new parts cost around $550 included shipping

reply to dragon
Check my profile - added a Maxtor 80 GB SATA HDD. Other than that, it's been a long-ass time since I've purchased any new components.